Defence Secretary Liam Fox has apologised to the House of Commons for "blurring" the lines between ministerial work and his personal life after a report found he met a close friend a total of 40 times at the Ministry of Defence and on overseas trips.David
A NEWPORT church is producing around 800 food parcels a month for needy people across South Wales. The Kings Church's Jesus Cares scheme began 18 months ago helping out families in Duffryn but now volunteers are packing between 200 and 300
WALES boss Gary Speed has the chance to name an unchanged side for the first time in his reign against Bulgaria tomorrow night after revealing he has no new injury worries following Friday's impressive victory over Switzerland. Speed was hit by several
A NEW campaign to tackle fly-tipping in Torfaen is being launched today. The Total Focus Week campaign, which runs until Friday, is part of a wider £25 million project targeting flytippers in the South Wales Valleys. Around 30 representatives
A FALLEN tree is blocking a lane of Caerphilly Road, Bassaleg, near The Friendly Fox pub. No one was injured. Traffic is currently being directed by an officer at the scene and the Highways Agency have been informed.
The Motorpoint Arena crowd roared their approval of the Dogg's Welsh rugby shirt, (possibly too large for even Jamie Roberts' mighty shoulders) but the truth was that they didn’t need any wooing from this particular visitor. The disciples were
Singer-songwriter and folk musician Ralph McTell kicked off a mammoth series of musical events that formed part of the big splash weekend on Friday evening at Newport Riverfront. Ralph entertained a packed theatre on his Gibson G45 for over 100 minutes
Wow, what a concert. This is the first Chris de Burgh concert I have been to but hope it won't be my last. When the Moonfleet overture began we did not know the splendid night we were in for. Chris appeared on stage and St Davids Hall erupted as everyone
As Newport Festival’s weekend of fabulous events for The Big Splash drew to a close, crowds of families descended on The Riverfront’s Theatre to witness a hilarious comedy show aimed at the whole family featuring CBeebies presenter Andy Day and his long-term
Events in Newport City Centre really took off with a “Big Splash” on Friday evening when 120 local schoolchildren lead a fabulous flag procession from the Riverfront Theatre to the footbridge, adding a stunning array of colour to the grey and chilly October
CHARITY Torfaen Mind celebrates its 25th anniversary today. The organisation helps hundreds of people achieve better mental health and wellbeing and was set up in 1986 as Pontypool Mind. In 2000, it changed its name to Torfaen Mind as
WALES fans who wear red will get in free at the Millennium Stadium where they will be showing Wales' historic semi-final clash with France on Saturday. The stadium gates will open at 8.00am on Saturday and tickets will be available from tomorrow (Tuesday
WHAT a weekend for Wales. And what a fantastic reward for all the early risers here, and across the country, whomay well have been half a sleep at the 6am kick-off but who were surely wide awake just five minutes later. From the action-packed
WALES Grand Slam-winning captain Michael Owen has hailed Saturday’s stunning 22-10 World Cup quarter-final victory over Ireland as the greatest Welsh performance he has ever seen. And the former Newport Gwent Dragons No 8 believes Wales can now march
IT SAYS in the book of Isaiah – ‘The desert will rejoice and flowers will bloom in the wastelands.’ St Catherine’s Church – while not wishing to trump the prophet – has worked its own wonders in what is often been regarded as one of Gwent’s less
WORK is continuing on plans for Gwent’s longawaited Specialist and Critical Care Centre, which is set to dominate spending on NHS building projects in the area for several years. An indicative five-year capital programme for Aneurin Bevan Health
NEWPORT County manager Justin Edinburgh admits his players face an uphill battle to beat the drop on current form. The new Exiles boss saw his side slump to a 3-0 defeat to Southport in his first match in charge at Spytty Park on Saturday. And with
ANYONE who thought the removal of Anthony Hudson as manager would lead to an immediate revival of Newport County’s fortunes got a rude awakening on Saturday afternoon. After defeat at Darlington in Lee Harrison’s only match in charge last week, Justin
A CWMBRAN school is celebrating double success after two of its pupils were named competition winners. Pontnewydd primary pupil, Georgia Day, aged ten, had her short story ‘The New Personality’ chosen as one of the top 100 in a national writing
THE race is on to take the leadership at Blaenau Gwent council after the resignation of Des Hillman. The under-fire independent councillor from Blaina quit the top job on Friday afternoon, amid allegations of “skulduggery” within his own party
ACCIDENT and emergency units in Gwent are beginning to achieve an elusive waiting times target on a more consistent basis – despite further increases in patient numbers. Ninety-five per cent of people attending A&E should be dealt with inside
THE finest game Wales have played in the professional era on such a major occasion. That has to be the verdict on their stunning World Cup quarter-final victory over Ireland at Wellington Stadium on Saturday. Instead of it being Ireland’
DEFENDER Chris Gunter believes Wales are going from strength to strength under manager Gary Speed. Wales won their second successive home qualifier against a side ranked in the world’s top 20 after comfortably seeing off 10-man Switzerland 2-0. The
NOW Wales have reached the semi-finals, are you going out to New Zealand to cheer on the boys? Have you made any big sacrifice to pay for your ticket? Maybe you've sold your car? We want to hear from you. Let us know by clicking the link below to
NEWPORT’S historic ship could take pride of place in a new museum in the city as plans are underway to find a new venue. Newport council has put a tender out inviting developers to recommend a suitable location and building to house a new museum
NEWPORT endured a difficult afternoon at Rodney Parade where the unfortunate loss of three key players to injury in the first half had a significant impact on the outcome. The first forced to leave the fray was influential scrum-half James Leadbeater
TORFAEN council fears an increase in compensation payouts as its planning enforcement team face a backlog of cases. The council's enforcement team is facing a backlog of unresolved cases with the current number of outstanding cases standing at around
WALES are sweating on the fitness of key lock Luke Charteris, who damaged a shoulder late in the first half of Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final firecracker against Ireland. The Newport Gwent Dragons forward fell heavily on his shoulder soon before
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons No 8 Toby Faletau admits the Welsh team were told to go low in the tackle against Ireland on Saturday in a bid to stop their tearaway breakaway unit. The tactic paid handsome dividends, but it left a number of bruised
